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Thermal print head

US11772388B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2020
Grant dateOct 3, 2023
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/3355
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal print head includes a heat-generating substrate, a resistor layer, a conductive layer, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate. The heat-generating substrate includes a heat-generating substrate obverse face and a heat-generating substrate reverse face that are spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The resistor layer is supported by the heat-generating substrate. The conductive layer is supported by the heat-generating substrate, and electrically connected to the resistor layer. The first substrate is located upstream of the heat-generating substrate in a sub-scanning direction. The second substrate is located upstream of the first substrate in the sub-scanning direction. The third substrate is bonded to the first substrate and the second substrate and higher in flexibility than the first substrate.

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